Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6862D

Derwent London PLC

18 May 2012

 



Derwent London plc

At the Company's AGM held on the 16 May 2012, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Details of the proxy votes received prior to the meeting are detailed below:

Resolution	Resolution type	Number of votes cast 'For'	% of votes cast 'For'	Number of votes cast 'Against'	% of votes cast 'Against'	Total issued share capital voted	Total % of issued share capital voted	Number of votes withheld
1- to receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011	Ordinary	81,391,037	100.00%	883	0.00%	81,391,920	79.88%	0
2- to approve the report of the remuneration committee for the year ended 31 December 2011	Ordinary	77,958,398	99.45%	432,332	0.55%	78,390,730	76.94%	3,001,188
3- to declare the final dividend of 21.90p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2011	Ordinary	81,391,876	100.00%	0	0.00%	81,391,876	79.88%	44
4- to re-elect Mr R.A. Rayne as a director	Ordinary	74,452,003	91.59%	6,838,699	8.41%	81,290,702	79.78%	101,217
5- to re-elect Mr J.C. Ivey as a director	Ordinary	78,549,862	96.51%	2,841,652	3.49%	81,391,514	79.88%	405
6- to re-elect Mr J.D. Burns as a director	Ordinary	80,005,769	99.56%	357,268	0.44%	80,363,037	78.87%	1,028,883
7- to re-elect Mr S.P. Silver as a director	Ordinary	80,005,217	98.30%	1,385,682	1.70%	81,390,899	79.88%	1,021
8-to re-elect Mr D.M.A. Wisniewski as a director	Ordinary	79,364,028	97.51%	2,027,034	2.49%	81,391,062	79.88%	857
9- to re-elect Mr N.Q. George as a director	Ordinary	80,003,713	98.30%	1,387,350	1.70%	81,391,063	79.88%	857
10- to re-elect Mr D.G. Silverman  as a director	Ordinary	80,005,200	98.30%	1,385,863	1.70%	81,391,063	79.88%	857
11- to re-elect Mr P.M. Williams as a director	Ordinary	80,005,769	98.30%	1,385,130	1.70%	81,390,899	79.88%	1,021
12- to re-elect Mr S.A. Corbyn as a director	Ordinary	81,150,101	99.75%	205,869	0.25%	81,355,970	79.85%	35,950
13- to re-elect Mr R.A. Farnes as a director	Ordinary	81,066,711	99.74%	208,377	0.26%	81,275,088	79.77%	116,832
14- to re-elect Mrs J. de Moller as a director	Ordinary	81,067,244	99.74%	207,392	0.26%	81,274,636	79.77%	117,284
15- to re-elect Mr S.J. Neathercoat as a director	Ordinary	78,505,118	96.48%	2,866,780	3.52%	81,371,898	79.86%	20,021
16- to re-elect Mr S.G. Young as a director	Ordinary	81,164,560	99.74%	207,503	0.26%	81,372,063	79.86%	19,857
17- to re-appoint BDO LLP as independent auditor	Ordinary	81,294,639	99.88%	97,281	0.12%	81,391,920	79.88%	0
18- to authorise the directors to determine the independent auditor's remuneration	Ordinary	81,295,254	99.88%	96,193	0.12%	81,391,447	79.88%	473
19- to authorise the allotment of relevant securities	Ordinary	75,501,683	96.44%	2,787,712	3.56%	78,289,395	76.84%	3,102,524
20- to authorise the limited disapplication of pre-emption rights	Special	80,292,041	99.93%	53,491	0.07%	80,345,532	78.86%	1,046,388
21- to authorise the company to exercise its power to purchase its own shares	Special	81,261,089	99.94%	47,318	0.06%	81,308,407	79.80%	83,513
22- to authorise the reduction of the notice period for General Meetings other than an Annual General Meeting	Special	68,908,375	84.66%	12,483,055	15.34%	81,391,430	79.88%	489

Notes:

(i)           Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included within the votes 'FOR' column.

(ii)          A vote 'WITHHELD' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentages of the votes cast against a resolution.

(iii)         There are 101,888,515 ordinary shares of 0.5p in issue.

 

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